<code>my_tuple = (<span class="hljs-string">'sara'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">6</span>, <span class="hljs-number">5</span>, <span class="hljs-number">0.97</span>) my_list = [<span class="hljs-string">'sara'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">6</span>, <span class="hljs-number">5</span>, <span class="hljs-number">0.97</span>] <span class="hljs-built_in">print</span>(my_tuple[<span class="hljs-number">0</span>]) <span class="hljs-comment"># output => 'sara'</span> <span class="hljs-built_in">print</span>(my_list[<span class="hljs-number">0</span>]) <span class="hljs-comment"># output => 'sara'</span> my_tuple[<span class="hljs-number">0</span>] = <span class="hljs-string">'ansh'</span> <span class="hljs-comment"># modifying tuple => throws an error</span> my_list[<span class="hljs-number">0</span>] = <span class="hljs-string">'ansh'</span> <span class="hljs-comment"># modifying list => list modified</span> <span class="hljs-built_in">print</span>(my_tuple[<span class="hljs-number">0</span>]) <span class="hljs-comment"># output => 'sara'</span> <span class="hljs-built_in">print</span>(my_list[<span class="hljs-number">0</span>]) <span class="hljs-comment"># output => 'ansh'</span></code>
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Shathana. S.R. Answered question July 7, 2023
The primary difference between tuples and lists is that tuples are immutable as opposed to lists which are mutable. Therefore, it is possible to change a list but not a tuple. The contents of a tuple cannot change once they have been created in Python due to the immutability of tuples.
Shathana. S.R. Answered question July 7, 2023